Said Blues GM Doug Armstrong "Gauthier honed in on a player (Eller) that we didn't want to give up"

A lot of Montreal fans are up in arms about this deal. Not so much about the return for Halak, but more so on the decision to choose Carey Price over the Slovakian net-minder. Still, there are many naysayers out there who believe Gauthier could have landed the Habs a better package. That may not be the case.

Tampa Bay, Philadelphia and San Jose were all beat out by the Blues for Halak's services. It makes you wonder what they were all offering.